Different ideas are born here

We are obsessed with the very interesting problem of how to spur momentum in a world of seismic change. Tried or proven or best practices just won’t do it anymore. Nor will canned answers. Our unorthodox solutions are fueled by inventive thinking, insatiable curiosity, and scientific methods.

In this world of complexity, we believe each person, each organization, and each situation we encounter to be unique – and so is every solution we create.

Helping great people solve complex problems interfering with their ability to grow is the most fulfilling work we know. That is why in 2011 we came together to create Department26.

Miki developed and honed her combustible mix of business and creative acumen working with a top product innovation firm before joining a design agency and building out a sought-after strategy practice for leading brands.

As co-founder of Department26, Miki is a valued business partner to senior executives, earning a reputation for incisively cutting through organizational complexity and overcoming obstacles to streamline transformation efforts. Throughout her 25-year career she has cultivated a remarkable ability to see the larger picture, discover the truth, and act as a catalyst for solutions.

“Change is no longer an anomaly, a big project that rolls around once in a while. It’s an ongoing part of succeeding in business today. Companies that can master how to change continuously will win.”

Since co-founding Department26 he has worked with senior executives in technology, health, CPG, and financial services to help transform organizations from the inside out.

“Every company problem is a human problem. Problems are cultural. I believe people can solve their issues, their challenges, whatever they are. The trick is they have to see how they can do that.”

“What we’ve observed across transformation efforts is that every unhappy organization is unhappy in its own way; each is held there by a unique confluence of circumstances and behaviors, like bad weather. Designing an intervention that gets them unstuck is demanding and rewarding work.”